After facing apocalyptic war destruction, a new nation arose from the remains of what was once North America: Panem. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, not only exposes the struggles due to the overpowering Capitol of Panem, but also looks into humanity itself. How could something so cruel go unopposed and even enjoyed? Surrounded by 12 districts, the Capitol started an annual event, known as the Hunger Games, to remind everyone of their defeat in the war. Each district offers a tribute, one boy and one girl, anywhere from age twelve to the age of eighteen.
This resulted in many deaths for the Capitol and the districts but in the end the Capitol defeated twelve of the districts and completely destroying the thirteenth. After the rebellious war the Capitol created The Hunger Games, where a boy and a girl ranging from the ages of are picked from each district and thrown into an arena for a fight till the death. So 24 kids go in the arena and only one comes out. The capitol created this game to show how much power they had over the districts and they had nothing they could do about it, and also for the entertainment. This event happened every year around the same time and basically treated as if it was a reality tv show.
Survival or death: the sociological analysis of the Hunger Games Marielisa Figuera Lone Star College – Montgomery Introduction The story behind the movie “The Hunger Games” can be related to real life. There are various sociological terms that can be found in this movie, like social control, deviance, functionalist theory, and class stratification, among others. According to IMDB, the plot of Hunger Games is: “In what was once North America, the Capitol of Panem maintains its hold on its 12 districts by forcing them each to select a boy and a girl, called Tributes, to compete in a nationally televised event called the Hunger Games. Every citizen must watch as the youths fight to the death until only one remains. District 12 Tribute Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) has little to rely on, other than her hunting skills and sharp instincts, in an arena where she must weigh survival against love.” In the following paper, the movie “The Hunger Games” will be analyzed taking into consideration the sociological terms stated before, how these different terms can be seen or found in different scenes of the movie and the relation of this movie to real life.
Peeta is also picked in the reaping. He is fighting for his life and his love for Katniss. Haymitch is another main character who trains Katness and Peeta to be prepared for the games. He is a drunk, but yet very wise and smart. The Hunger Games is a game of young adults that are put into arena to test their strengths by killing each other.
Marxist believes that society is in a state of conflict between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat. They say that the capitalist bosses exploit the working class in order to keep the rich- rich and the poor- poor. Engels (1891) highlights this in society. He explains that the family remained monogamous in order for families to find a rightful heir to inherit private property. This meant that the divide between the rich and the poor increased.
Traditional Marxists argue that our society is split into two bases- the economic base and the superstructure. The economic base is the means of production, this consists of all the factories and machines that Marx argued determined the ideas of society and shape the superstructure. The superstructure consists of the social, cultural, political and ideological parts of society, Marx argued that the superstructure maintains and legitimizes the base. Marx argued that this organisation of production and society profoundly shapes the nature of society. Marx argues that the ideologies in the superstructure cover up the inequalities of society; he argues that these ideologies justify inequality because they are not neutral and therefore they serve the interests of the ruling class.
In the movie The Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross, many examples of a dystopian society are depicted. The entire idea of the hunger games is a dystopia. Taking innocent children who weren’t even alive during the rebellion, and pitting them against each other in a fight to the death is just one example of a dehumanized society. The Capital, which rules over the twelve districts, operates under the guise of a utopia. They believe that by taking children from each district will somehow help the districts.
The Nazi’s held on to power by using some violent and clever tactics, one of theirs was the Reichstag March elections in 1933. Within 24 hours of being appointed chancellor, Hitler called a new Reichstag election. Hitler believed this would pull in more votes and enhance his own status. Violence and Terror dominated the meeting with the Socialists and Communists being regularly broken up by the Nazis. The Nazis used hate and fear to great effect in their elections, Hitler wanted to appeal to the German people so he blamed the prevailing poor economic conditions on the democratic government and the communists.
To the people within each district and the capitol they die for a reasonable cause which is in fight for their district in the annual hunger games. From my own personal view they die for a ridiculous cause. The people of the capitol trick everyone into thinking that they are dying because fighting until only one person lives is an annual thing to prove their loyalty to the capitol unlike one entire district that was wiped out because they revolted against the capitol, district 13. b. There are extensive negative conditions in each district in my book. Most just go along with the district they
At the reaping, the mayor explains the origin of the Hunger Games. As a result of the rebellion of the Districts against the Capitol, formally named the Dark Days, the Hunger Games were invented; they made it clear to the citizens of the Districts that the Capitol had complete control. In the Games the tributes must fight to the death; this is a horrific blood sport for the entertainment of the Capitol, and to keep the Districts under control. Every year in Katniss’s home in District 12, preteens and teens between the ages of 12-18 must gather at the square for the reaping; this includes 16 year old Katniss, and her 12 year old sister Prim. This year, the odds were entirely in Prim’s favor, since she did not sign up for tesserae.